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Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Roderick Mackenzie-Masson Collection
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- Source of title proper: Title based on spine title of containers.
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CA RBD MSG 472-2
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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1757-1845 (Creation)
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Physical description
approximately 10 cm of textual records
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Archival description area
Name of creator
(1761-1844)
Custodial history
These records were accumulated by Roderick Mackenzie and eventually inherited by the husband of Mackenzie's granddaughter, Louis-Rodrigue Masson. The were kept in the Masson family into the 1990s at which point they were purchased by a Montreal-area book collector. They were at some point sold to bookseller Warren Baker.
Scope and content
Series consists of documents related to the fur trade assembled by Roderick Mackenzie. Included is both business and personal correspondents between Roderick Mackenzie, his sons, business partners, and government officials. A number of letters are also from Roderick's brother Henry McKenzie and relate to the estate of Simon McTavish.
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Physical condition
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Language of material
- English
- French
Script of material
Language and script note
Majority is in English, with some French.
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General note
Many documents triple-folded for filing purposes with manuscript docket titles in Mackenzie's hand.
General note
Based on bookseller's descriptions.